Page 3 - Rotary Newsletter 2018 December

Around District 6690

New Albany Rotary, New Albany Country Members of the West Lafayette Rotary Club St. Clairsville Interact Member Gavin Shields
Club and the Salvation Army partner together cut the ribbon on a new food pantry, partially delivers toys collected by the Rotary Club of
to support the Angel Tree Program providing funded by a District 6690 grant. St. Clairsville and his Interact Club to children
gifts and toys for children in need. in need.

Newark Rotarians prepare to host 80 special Athens Sunrise Rotarians deliver coffee and Kirt Trimble and members of the Rotary Club
needs children and their teachers for a cards to local police and fire departments as of Delaware assist with Distribution Day
bowling and pizza party. part of their #Rotary30 project – spreading at the Delaware County People in Need
random acts of kindness!

Rotarian Spotlight: BJ Stone

DUBLIN-WORTHINGTON ROTARY CLUB

The famous neon Brent Rosenthal was District 6690 Governor in
lights of Broadway 2011-12 when BJ stepped up to the presidency of
are ceremoniously the Dublin-Worthington Rotary. He remembers
dimmed at the pass- how anxious BJ was to assume the role and how he
ing of its brightest encouraged her saying, “Someone who worried so
stars. This month, our much about doing well was bound to be success-
Rotarian Spotlight ful.” And she was.
must do the same at Brent recalls how much he enjoyed working with BJ
the passing of one of that year. He also chuckles to remember BJ’s outgo-
our own luminaries. ing personality, “There were two kinds of people in
BJ Stone, past presi- the world, BJ’s friends and those who soon would
dent of the Rotary of be BJ’s friends.” Brent remembers BJ for bringing
Dublin-Worthington such personality and life into Rotary – and oh yes
died suddenly on November 7, 2018 as the result of a - conversation. “In fact”, he says, “BJ’s husband
house fire at her Muirfield address. actually brought a kitchen timer to BJ’s installation
Described as “warm, bubbly and full of life”, BJ devoted dinner to jokingly remind her not to talk too much
herself to her Central Ohio community through Rota- during her acceptance speech.”
ry, the Worthington Chamber of Commerce, the COSI At the time of her death BJ was a realtor with Keller
Community Board, the Country Club of Muirfield, the Williams in Dublin. This, after having successfully
Ronald McDonald House and the Arthritis Foundation of completed a 31-year career with Telhio Credit Union.
Ohio. She was 2010 Rotarian of the Year for her Dub- BJ had a passion for people, for conversation and
lin-Worthington club. for traveling with her husband and family. May her
light live on in them and in us.